Tailback U is Back

It's going to be so much fun next year. It was so painful when Isaiah wasn't in there because we simply weren't dangerous...at all. Now, I like what I saw from Boo late in the year, but he's not dangerous. I'm interested in seeing how it all plays out. I'd bet we've seen the last of Carlton. That feels a whole lot like an summer 'left the program' deal. I'm not sure you can actually have 5 tailbacks on the roster, can you? I mean, you can. It's just that...you can't. We're crazy if we don't move Richard to fullback. God bless that kid. He's tremendously gifted physically, just not athletically. I'd love to see him at 250 and blowing up LBs on ISO's and toss sweeps.

It'll be fascinating to see who starts next year. But, with that crew, it's hard to imagine one of them being the bell cow. I'm not sure you need one to unless you just have one that gets supremely hot for a few games.

It's gonna be fun in Columbia, MO. Those guys are going to be thinking, "What on earthy kind of defense is this?" "Is it legal for them to have 13 guys on the field on every snap? What? It just feels like 13?" And then, "Wow, that #4 cat sure could get gone once he got on the edge couldn't he?"

If IC gets healthy and has his head on straight, then we're going to have a pretty nasty 1-2-3 punch with him, Marshall and Gurley.

Wonder what number Gurley will wear? He's 1 in high school.

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I'm sure he'll pick a single digit, but it would be all-world if he chose 38. You know, we signed another big RB out of North Carolina about 25 years ago that wore 38. This really could be a run like that. The shame of Worley and Henderson is that they were academically ineligible in '87. Lars was a senior and Rodney was a freshman. They carried the load. But, we should have had all 4 of them for that one season. But we rolled pretty good in '88 with Rodney, Tim and Keith. Tailback U is back.